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Erika Edwards

@erikamedwards.bsky.social
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Perinatal epidemiologist. Chief Scientific Officer, Vermont Oxford Network. Research Professor, University of Vermont. Fan of public health, penguins, and Fulham Football Club. Up the Green!

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
My quote of the day I believe that every American should have stable, dignified housing; health care; education - that the most very basic needs to sustain modern life should be guaranteed in a moral society. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 12/10/2026
Shoutout to the sales rep in Oregon who sold the slot, didn’t say a word, and kept it moving.
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Erika Edwards @erikamedwards.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This article illustrates the work of @jessicacalarco.com. The generational impact is striking. UBI needs to accompany education, universal healthcare and childcare, and addiction treatment. Women cannot continue to be the safety net. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/t...
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What a Year of Free Money Meant: Softer Diapers, Clean Laundry, a Visit to Six Flags
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This study was unethical when it was announced last year and it remains unethical today. The birth dose of the hepatitis b vaccine prevents perinatal acquisition of the infection. You cannot randomize a group of newborns to not receive it while giving it to others. www.linkedin.com/safety/go/?u...
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Hepatitis B vaccine study condemned as unethical wins approval from Danish university
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Holy shit FOUR members of the ethics committee in Denmark that gave the green light to allow the widely-condemned RFK Jr-funded trial to proceed in Guinea-Bissau have now resigned in protest This quote is 🔥 Great reporting by @melodyschreiber.com www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Stig Børsen Hansen, a founding member who was one of two reviewers who presented the study to the Danish committee, resigned from the group in protest on Friday, citing major ethical issues with the study.

“You are now enrolling newborns in a lottery to test a hypothesis,” Hansen said. The children who are randomly selected not to receive the birth dose of the vaccine, those who “lost the lottery”, face in their earliest days the risk of contracting hepatitis B, which can cause irreversible lifelong damage. “They contract hepatitis B in the context of being part of a research project,” Hansen said, which made their infection happen, in effect, “by design”.

Three other members of the committee have also resigned in protest.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It’s simply unimaginable that CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz has just bowed to RFK Jr. and approved funding for an utterly unethical clinical trial that will withhold the birth dose of HepB vaccine in Guinea Bissau. It is to be conducted by researchers accused of academic misconduct.
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CDC Is Moving Forward With a Previously Shelved Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study
“It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit of Guinea-Bissau study
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas. Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check! And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️
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Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 05/10/2026
Less than a year in, New Mexico's universal childcare program is already changing who's working. @brycecovert.bsky.social reports on a new study from @chrismherbst.bsky.social finding employment among low-income mothers is up 18%, and full-time work is up 23%.
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Nearly a Year In, Universal Childcare Is Reshaping Work for Moms in New Mexico
A new study highlights some early impacts of universal childcare on labor supply for mothers in New Mexico.
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Larry Levitt @larrylevitt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
President Trump is saying he's sending checks to some Medicare enrollees, after promising checks for some federal ACA marketplace enrollees as well. If we had a federal Medicare for All system, the president might have found a way to send checks to everyone.
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Erika Edwards @erikamedwards.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“The extraordinary move — holding back about one-fifth of the N.S.F.’s primary research budget — is the latest sign of how the Trump administration is finding creative ways to work around Congress.” Creative? Or illegal?!? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What a joke... FCC head says government-funded Trump ads are ‘normal’ and ‘don’t raise any red flags’ www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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FCC head says government-funded Trump ads are ‘normal’ and ‘don’t raise any red flags’
Brendan Carr said the ads are “normal-course public service announcements” and nothing that would “merit any sort of” review by the Federal Communications Commission.
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Larry Levitt @larrylevitt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Early results show people losing coverage due to early implementation of a Medicaid work requirement in Nebraska, with signs that they're being caught up in administrative barriers. www.kff.org/medicaid/ear...
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Early Medicaid Work Requirement Insights From Nebraska | KFF
This brief describes the verification process for Medicaid work requirements in Nebraska and examines early data on outcomes for individuals subject to work requirements.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
> @variety.com variety.com/2026/digital...
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 29/09/2026
The gentoo penguin complex is historically treated as a single species, but a study in Communications Biology shows the existence of four divergent evolutionary lineages. The authors propose treating the lineages as four distinct species. go.nature.com/4iVxVZQ #evosky 🧬🌎🧪
A Gentoo penguin with a black head, white eye patch, and bright orange beak and feet walks on a sandy beach. Its white chest contrasts with its black back. The ocean with gentle waves is blurred in the background. Adobe stock image. This is figure 7, which shows synonymy and divergence of gentoo penguins.
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Penn LDI @pennldi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New study: A four-state analysis found birth hospital maternal level of care is associated with maternal morbidity, though associations varied by population. These findings suggest differences in how hospitals assess risk, manage complications, and perceive capabilities. bit.ly/4rrS8Zx
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Maternal levels of care and association with severe maternal morbidity during birth hospitalizations
Background Maternal level of care guidelines were published to facilitate risk-appropriate care and improve outcomes, yet evidence of benefit is lacking. All birth hospitals should be equipped to prov...
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Erika Edwards @erikamedwards.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
At noon today, come to the church to hear the Williston Town Band! 🎶🎺📯🎷🪊🪈🥁 Wait, what? No clarinet emoji?!
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Representative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 25/09/2026
So far, Trump has spent $1.8+ billion on his vanity projects since coming back into office.   Have you ever thought about what else we could have gotten for that money?   Try it out for yourself: www.hassan.senate.gov/trumpvanitycalculator
Since he came back into office, Trump has spent $1.8+ billion on his vanity projects. What else could the American people have gotten with that money?

1,000,000 tanks of gas for a sedan
100,000 months of childcare
100,000 people whose previous annual out-of-pocket ACA marketplace premiums could be restored following GOP cuts 10,000 additional school teachers hired
10,000 people whose Medicaid coverage could be restored following GOP cuts 10,000 veterans whose medical expenditures could be covered for a year 1,000 new houses built

And we'd still have $37 million left over!
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Alex Leff @alexleff.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Congress passed $100 million for teen pregnancy prevention. Most of it is untouched www.npr.org/2026/09/24/n...
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Congress passed $100 million for teen pregnancy prevention. Most of it is untouched
With days left to go in the 2026 fiscal year, lawmakers push the health department to spend the money Congress allocated to prevent teen pregnancy. An NPR exclusive.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is an excellent article about what has been happening with federal funding for scientific research.
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These 6 charts show how NIH research funding has been reshaped under Trump
Stories of science funding being cut, labs shutting down and scientists losing jobs have flooded the media under Trump's administration. These six graphics show how those changes have affected U.S. biomedical research.
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I think @darrigomelanie.bsky.social said everything that needs to be said.
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“Patty Murray (D-Wash.), the vice chair of the appropriations committee, wrote in a statement that “Breast cancer patients shouldn’t be denied hope of a new lifesaving treatment because Russ Vought thinks women’s health research is woke… I’m going to fight this corrupt heist every step of the way”
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Members of Congress push back on plan to create a commission of political appointees to review NIH grants
Several members of Congress voiced strong opposition about a reported plan to create a panel of political appointees to sign off on NIH grants
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Oceana Canada @oceanacanada.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
New research published in the journal PLOS One has revealed that critically endangered North Atlantic right whales feed near the surface at night when ships have the hardest time spotting them, exposing a gap in current ship-strike protections. Learn more: www.earth.com/animals/crit...
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Critically endangered right whales face a nighttime protection gap
North Atlantic right whales change their feeding depth after sunset, bringing them closer to ships when crews are least able to see them.
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Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026
New piece on the blog on the new #IMBIE paper. How healthy are the ice sheets? What is driving their mass change and what do we know now after a half a century of observations by satellites? #iceSheets #SeaLevelRise #ClimateChange #ClimateImpacts #EO #SatelliteData
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Half a century of ice loss: the new IMBIE dataset
A big new community paper has just landed: the IMBIE paper is a big effort to assess the long term health of the ice sheets. What did we find and what does it mean?
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Fourth Measles-Related Death, attributable to anti-Vaxxers and RFKJr, Reported in Pennsylvania www.wsj.com/us-news/four...
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Fourth Measles-Related Death Reported in Pennsylvania
The state has recorded nearly 700 cases of the disease since an outbreak started earlier this year.
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Brennan Kahan @brennankahan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
***JOB ALERT*** We are seeking to appoint 3 Statistical Methodologists to work on methods related to the statistical analysis of clinical trials, or innovative design methodology. The posts will be based within the UCL Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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AcademyHealth @academyhealth.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
In a new blog, Elizabeth Mosley, Ph.D., M.P.H explores what 58 doulas across six states shared about navigating Medicaid reimbursement and serving Medicaid clients. Their experiences point to opportunities to improve access to doula care and maternal health outcomes. Read more: buff.ly/oSF5Rmq
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Doulas Are Jumping Through “A Lot of Hoops” To Serve Medicaid Clients | AcademyHealth
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Erika Edwards @erikamedwards.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Acrobat used to be the greatest program and the AI plugins made it TERRIBLE. Oh and you can turn them off — but they turn right back on again. Hate hate hate.
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Josh Kaplan @josh-kaplan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NEW: Don Trump Jr’s luxurious wedding was secretly bankrolled by a Russian oligarch close to Putin. A saga involving private islands, the Olympics, and a Russian government-backed biker gang: www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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VermontArtist @vermontartist.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Good morning. #Vermont #Art #Photography #Sunrise #GreenMountains #Corn
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
CDC director's 'unusual' silence draws scrutiny thehill.com/policy/healt...
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CDC director’s ‘unusual’ silence draws scrutiny
Just a month into her tenure, CDC director Erica Schwartz is missing in action. The country is heading into respiratory virus season, and public guidance on COVID-19, flu and RSV vaccines has been …
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The biggest accomplishment of Congress is the passage of the so-called One Big Beautiful Act, H.R.1 It cut Medicaid by $1 trillion; to provide a tax cut for the rich, and raised the deficit Yet hardly any GOP incumbent is campaigning on this. Why? It's very unpopular www.kff.org/medicaid/kff...
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KFF Health Tracking Poll: Views of the One Big Beautiful Bill | KFF
This poll finds two-thirds of the public view the "One Big Beautiful Bill" legislation unfavorably, and its favorability erodes further when people hear about its potential health impacts. As Congress...
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
It doesn’t matter if you eat organic foods. It doesn’t matter if you exercise regularly. It doesn’t matter if you inject peptides. It doesn’t matter if you have “good genes”. None of these things will prevent you from contracting vaccine-preventable diseases. There is only one thing that will.
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Erika Edwards @erikamedwards.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
That’s aggressive! But I like your optimism.
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Erika Edwards @erikamedwards.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Fulham played much better today (IMO) - lots of chances and didn’t fall apart in the back. How are the nails?
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rondezvousWA @ronpdavis.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Imagine if the @seattletimes.com and other news outlets were intellectually honest and published, i don't know, charts like this? Seattle is safer than almost all our peer cities, except the other one governed by a Democratic Socialist. Thanks @mayor.seattle.gov and @mayor.nyc.gov!
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Penn State Health notifies public of potential measles exposure at Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital
Penn State Health is notifying the public of a potential measles exposure at Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Stop stop stop treating this $5k check thing like it’s real. It’s just…not.
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Erika Edwards @erikamedwards.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Loving the @robynw414.bsky.social puzzle in the @nytimes.com today. I’ve missed you!
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 09/09/2026
In Opinion JD Vance has “made snide comments about working families with little ones at home,” Jessica Grose writes. “But what American mothers prefer is far more complicated than Vance’s caricature of the desires of frivolous and wealthy parents who don’t want to care for their own children.”
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Opinion | JD Vance Doesn’t Want to Help Married Parents. He Wants to Hurt Single Mothers.
Redistributing money from single working parents to married ones is not a pro-family policy.
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Karen Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Science, medicine, and public health are amazing.
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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
On ectopic pregnancies and abortion bans. New from @propublica.org: www.propublica.org/article/ecto...
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Vermont Oxford Network @vtoxfordnetwork.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
VON Commons is a safe and secure place for members to connect with one another and share information about clinical care, NICU processes, VON services and programs for our mutual learning. Access is via your VON log in...come join us! Find as at: bit.ly/VONCommons
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Aki Vehtari @avehtari.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I'm looking for doctoral students, postdocs and research fellows to work with on Bayesian Workflow. Flexible starting time
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Erika Edwards @erikamedwards.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Fulham defense is a comedy of errors. #ffc #fulhamfc #coyw
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keven-pittsinger.bsky.social @keven-pittsinger.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 04/09/2026
HHS is canceling infant mortality and postpartum grants to focus instead on research related to what the department says are “root causes” like sperm counts and erectile dysfunction. www.notus.org/health-science/hhs-ca…
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HHS Cancels Infant Mortality, Postpartum Grants to Focus on Sperm Counts, ED
Officials at the Office of Minority Health told grantees that they’re prioritizing “root causes” of infertility and promoting exercise.
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Erika Edwards @erikamedwards.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I’m concerned about Leno. He just doesn’t look like himself.
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Erika Edwards @erikamedwards.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
“Or should she be regarded as a victim of a sort, who should be provided treatment?” That is a very judgmental statement. She’s not a *victim* — she’s *ill* and she does deserve treatment, just like someone with a physical illness. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/u...
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What Will Happen to Lindsay Clancy in the Long Term?
Even as a jury failed to reach a verdict in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial, her future is unlikely to include freedom, at least for a long time. But Americans have been divided over the goal of her con...
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 04/09/2026
The pro-life party showing once again that they are not actually pro-life. www.notus.org/health-scien...
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HHS Cancels Infant Mortality, Postpartum Grants to Focus on Sperm Counts, ED
Officials at the Office of Minority Health told grantees that they’re prioritizing “root causes” of infertility and promoting exercise.
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